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edgar hoover's fbi anymore. everybody is out on the street, everybody who is tracking sexual predators, everybody who's doing their job, the prison guards, and all the wonderful support staff, we just want to say thank you. our country is safer because of your work, and we have to look out for our civil service. we need an independent judiciary, we needed justice department that functions with absolute integrity. we need to know that if you have a crackerjack civil service, we also have to support that crackerjack civil service. so thank you, god bless you, and god bless america. the subcommittee stands in recess until march 15, next thursday at 10:00. the committee is in recess. >> thank you, madam chair. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> we will air attorney general holders testimony again and 8:00 p.m. eastern time here on c- span. we will hear more from the attorney general tomorrow as he takes part in a justice department summ
edgar hoover's fbi anymore. everybody is out on the street, everybody who is tracking sexual predators, everybody who's doing their job, the prison guards, and all the wonderful support staff, we just want to say thank you. our country is safer because of your work, and we have to look out for our civil service. we need an independent judiciary, we needed justice department that functions with absolute integrity. we need to know that if you have a crackerjack civil service, we also have to...
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this includes the fbi. some believe we should not be abiding by the figures agreed to in the budget control act last year and that spending should be lower. what would happen if there was a drastic cut to funding, including the fbi of 5%? how would you handle that? >> we would have to prioritize. in my lengthier statement that i provided to the committee, you can see the various threats that we are facing. we would have to cut down, we would have to find some area where we would have to reduce personnel. it is very hard to pick when you are reducing personnel to address the cyber threat, reducing personnel in addressing the threat of a child pornography. every priority is a substantial priority to the american public and the security of the united states. we would have to prioritize. we would have to cut it again. >> if the sequestration mandated by the budget control act were allowed to go into affect january 1, how many agents would have to be let go? >> several hundreds, if not over 1000. >> how many do
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the fbi and what head excess. they were brought in immediately. they might have had some operational involvement in the operation itself clearly, in any investigation, those closest are the first ones you look at. then you begin to widen it out. the media has great access in the united states. it is one of the great strengths of the constitution. the media has access. relationships are very close between the government and the media, and regrettably, and sometimes they are abused. host: the damage with the leak only happened with this incident, or is there a ripple effect? guest: clearly, there is a ripple effect. some in the intelligence community to refer this would have been hidden because there are insufficient -- investigations ongoing. we do not know what the timing was on this event, who would have been involved, what other plots but have been spun off. so, the more time we would've had to keep this under wraps and duty investigation the way they were intended to play out, they were that the more secure for the united states host: of the in
the fbi and what head excess. they were brought in immediately. they might have had some operational involvement in the operation itself clearly, in any investigation, those closest are the first ones you look at. then you begin to widen it out. the media has great access in the united states. it is one of the great strengths of the constitution. the media has access. relationships are very close between the government and the media, and regrettably, and sometimes they are abused. host: the...
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this includes the fbi. some believe we should not be abiding by the figures agreed to in the budget control act last year and that spending should be lower. what would happen if there was a drastic cut to funding, including the fbi of 5%? how would you handle that? >> we would have to prioritize. in my lengthier statement that i provided to the committee, you can see the various threats that we are facing. we would have to cut down, we would have to find some area where we would have to reduce personnel. it is very hard to pick when you are reducing personnel to address the cyber threat, reducing personnel in addressing the threat of a child pornography. every priority is a substantial priority to the american public and the security of the united states. we would have to prioritize. we would have to cut it again. >> if the sequestration mandated by the budget control act were allowed to go into affect january 1, how many agents would have to be let go? >> several hundreds, if not over 1000. >> how many do
this includes the fbi. some believe we should not be abiding by the figures agreed to in the budget control act last year and that spending should be lower. what would happen if there was a drastic cut to funding, including the fbi of 5%? how would you handle that? >> we would have to prioritize. in my lengthier statement that i provided to the committee, you can see the various threats that we are facing. we would have to cut down, we would have to find some area where we would have to...
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talk about 3000 fbi employees. it talked about a head start programs -- 100,000 fewer children been involved -- and rolled. it took about women's health programs. about 45,000 low-income women would heard that, and a nutrition program, about 900,000 would lose out, and about 16,000 fewer teachers. host: here are some others from bloomberg news -- national institutes of health, to $0.5 billion. after the been gauzy thing, that could be cut. -- libya thing, that could be cut. guest: they're trying to put some of the embassy money back, i just read. i have heard that the sequestration cuts would be the equivalent of shutting down parks. that would be something people would notice. host: both sides are trying to come up with a compromise. with the republicans want to do? -- what do the republicans want to do? guest: they have more emphasis on spending cuts, in john boehner has come up with a $2 trillion planned over 10 years, and offered $800 billion in revenue he would like to get from tax reform, broadening the base,
talk about 3000 fbi employees. it talked about a head start programs -- 100,000 fewer children been involved -- and rolled. it took about women's health programs. about 45,000 low-income women would heard that, and a nutrition program, about 900,000 would lose out, and about 16,000 fewer teachers. host: here are some others from bloomberg news -- national institutes of health, to $0.5 billion. after the been gauzy thing, that could be cut. -- libya thing, that could be cut. guest: they're...
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and the fbi was concerned that he decided not to fly. so maybe there was something in the car they were worried about. i do not know if you know this or not the my understanding was on his cross-country journey, he was talking very fast. he got pulled over several times by police and getting tickets for dropping so fast. this was again this coordination think we're talking about. the people who pull them over, did they know why he was being pulled over? but it is my understanding he was intentionally pulled over to collect information in cooperation with the fbi. if it was a happenchance pullover and he was speeding, those troopers are well informed as it relates to seeing a wire. i'm quite confident they are well-informed to report that information to the nationwide suspicious activity reporting initiative or to the jttf. >> let's say hypothetically that they did not know. the mechanism that exists as soon as a case is developed, that person is to -- goes into the known and suspected terrorist file. any police officer out there is going
and the fbi was concerned that he decided not to fly. so maybe there was something in the car they were worried about. i do not know if you know this or not the my understanding was on his cross-country journey, he was talking very fast. he got pulled over several times by police and getting tickets for dropping so fast. this was again this coordination think we're talking about. the people who pull them over, did they know why he was being pulled over? but it is my understanding he was...
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the israelis passed it all along to the fbi. they looked at this guy and this is what he writes -- he goes on volunteering that he wants to spy for israel because he is jewish. a year later, the fbi response to him and they begin to correspond. during that time, he says i want to help our home land and our war against our enemies. not a bad things can happen to her, he talks about his ex-wife. the it was not real at the mi the formerssus and they asked for a little bit of money. there is a silly -- a series of dead drops between the fbi anddoxer and he thinks this is the israeli government and they do this 62 times. this relates to computer systems. he is arrested and in august of this year, he pled guilty to one count of economic espionage. charges were dismissed any faced 15 years in august of this year. he got six months in prison and six months in home confinement and find $230,000. that was finalized today. this was another case that took place involving the prc. it is a new trend we have never seen. glen duffy shriver. >>
the israelis passed it all along to the fbi. they looked at this guy and this is what he writes -- he goes on volunteering that he wants to spy for israel because he is jewish. a year later, the fbi response to him and they begin to correspond. during that time, he says i want to help our home land and our war against our enemies. not a bad things can happen to her, he talks about his ex-wife. the it was not real at the mi the formerssus and they asked for a little bit of money. there is a...
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terrorist attacks for the fbi is the number-one priority. but down the road, the cyber threat which cuts across all programs will be the number one threat to the country. we look at it in three different perspectives. inside the fbi, we have to change organizational structure. in the same way we changed to address terrorism, we have to change to address cyber crime. we have to hire and bring on the person's capable of doing it and understand our role is to investigate intrusions and port further intrusions. second, and the same way we have to share intelligence in the wake of september 11, we have to share intelligence between the various entities who addressed this particular threat. at the time of intrusion, you don't know whether it's a state actor like russia or china, you don't know if it's an organized crime and tea or a high-school student on the street. -- organized crime into tea or high school student on the street. that is why we built the cyber investigative tax -- investigative task force. all of those who have a role to address
terrorist attacks for the fbi is the number-one priority. but down the road, the cyber threat which cuts across all programs will be the number one threat to the country. we look at it in three different perspectives. inside the fbi, we have to change organizational structure. in the same way we changed to address terrorism, we have to change to address cyber crime. we have to hire and bring on the person's capable of doing it and understand our role is to investigate intrusions and port...
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who did the fbi arrest? guest: the fbi arrested basically five people who are key hackers in the group anonymous. anonymous has been wreaking havoc in cyberspace 42 years. they have embarrassed the fbi and the cia. they send investigation. they have got one of them -- yesterday, they surprised everybody enrolled them out. host: who are the two people -- take davis and jeremy hammond? guest: jeremy hammond is a chicago hacker. these guys all go by nicknames. we do not know their identities. they hide behind these all minded entities. nicknames. what happened this week basically is that the cover came off. we got a picture of them. jeremy hammond is a hacker in chicago. supposedly, we talked to some of his neighbors and he plays a banjo. he is corky. he also is a very serious hacker. he was responsible for the stratford hack. they hacked into it and they stole about 5 million e-mails from online. host: can you tell us about this new information? guest: there are lots of different subgroups. there are serious h
who did the fbi arrest? guest: the fbi arrested basically five people who are key hackers in the group anonymous. anonymous has been wreaking havoc in cyberspace 42 years. they have embarrassed the fbi and the cia. they send investigation. they have got one of them -- yesterday, they surprised everybody enrolled them out. host: who are the two people -- take davis and jeremy hammond? guest: jeremy hammond is a chicago hacker. these guys all go by nicknames. we do not know their identities. they...
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. >> i have a report that shows that fbi intelligence has compromised the civil liberties of american citizens are more frequently than was previously assumed. >> the patriot act is a destructive undermining of the constitution. we started this off with a discussion of reading the constitution. many of us carry constitutions with us and our pocket. about we take a stand to say that all americans should be free from unreasonable ones. >> i believe it has been successful. i support its extension. >> you can see his entire video at studentcam.org and continue the conversation at our facebook and twitter pages. >> an update on afghan military operations. a forum on hydraulic factories, it generally referred to as fracking. after that, at a hearing on homelessness among homelessness. and the agencies customer service. >> often "washington journal" -- we rewired for chan"washington" will talk to mike allen and evan thomas on their new e-book. we will take your questions and comments about the bullying in the nation's schools. it will be joined for the national center for education statistic
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the fbi -- i am concerned the fbi may have not provided the commission with a full accounting of its prior interactions. including the return to the u.s. in october 2002 when the fbi dropped an outstanding award --what -- it would not have been good if the fbi had not communicated to judge webster. i would like to recognize my colleague, for any comments he would like to make. >> we have had an opportunity in a classified session to take in this information and a chance to process it. i want to say that -- it is important that the congress to appropriate oversight in these issues but given the issues related to fast and furious and -- want to make it clear at least for in my view that none of our work should be in terms of criticizing law enforcement. law enforcement officials are doing an extraordinary job under difficult circumstances and it is easy for us to go back and look at these things and we should create better policies going for a period -- for it. the chairman, whose father was himself a policeman, has a greater appreciation for law enforcement. i think the issues here in
the fbi -- i am concerned the fbi may have not provided the commission with a full accounting of its prior interactions. including the return to the u.s. in october 2002 when the fbi dropped an outstanding award --what -- it would not have been good if the fbi had not communicated to judge webster. i would like to recognize my colleague, for any comments he would like to make. >> we have had an opportunity in a classified session to take in this information and a chance to process it. i...
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the fbi has brought both centers. -- prepped both centers. the key point is that within hours, a federal, state, and local officials can act to prevent criminal activity if aware of the situation. this goes far beyond information sharing. this is collaboration that makes our country safer. thank you and i look forward to questions. >> thank you for the opportunity to provide brief comments on our submitted statement for the record. we were pleased to see the progress made by the administration in their 2013 budget proposal. we should be because since june of last year, nema has worked on developing a new grant system. the current grant structure is complex and contradictory creating too many opportunities for a coordinated efforts. as many have stated before, the current fiscal condition of the nation requires us to invest every dollar more wisely than ever. we appreciate your continued support over the years of the empg. we remain dedicated showing you the progress in the program. we believe we can gain efficiencies in the system to increase
the fbi has brought both centers. -- prepped both centers. the key point is that within hours, a federal, state, and local officials can act to prevent criminal activity if aware of the situation. this goes far beyond information sharing. this is collaboration that makes our country safer. thank you and i look forward to questions. >> thank you for the opportunity to provide brief comments on our submitted statement for the record. we were pleased to see the progress made by the...
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john pistol is an fbi man, a deputy director of the fbi before he became a tsa administrator. the tsa and minister was basically a vacant position -- there was an acting deputy there for a year-and-a-half of the obama administration. when that they did get somebody in there, everybody agreed he was a great man for the job, and his stated goal is to make it tsa smarter. as a man who came on board the fbi and saw the fbi's intelligence role grow after 9/11, he wanted to do the same with tsa and have them be a little bit leaner, smarter, and a manifestation of that, for example, is the initiative and they have called pre-check. if they know you're flying patterns and history, they will now you are not a terrorist. they are trying to build a trusted traveler system so they can focus their resources on people date no less about. host: let's hear some comments the head of the tsa made last month in washington talking about the type of terrorist threat that concerns him the most. [video clip] >> the concern i have overseeing the counter-terrorism efforts is not so much that we know t
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host: al is the fbi performing? guest: i think it is performing as well as they can under the circumstances. we are not winning the fight although we've month -- we won many battles. the offense outpaces the defense. the sophisticated adversaries are becoming more sophisticated. there are more groups, adversarial groups, that are getting on line because of the value of the data. because of that, many of these groups are moving their criminal enterprises and espionage platforms to the network. the breadth of the thread is getting wider and i don't know that we are able to keep up in terms of capacity. host: in terms of current resources, this is from the year 2012 -- host: let's get to calls in winston salem, north carolina. go ahead caller: with all the information out there, is the internet about to change as we know it in a way that we can protect ourselves in the future? guest: i missed the first part of that. host: he estimates the internet as we know it is changing. guest: i think this is such a broad threat. i
host: al is the fbi performing? guest: i think it is performing as well as they can under the circumstances. we are not winning the fight although we've month -- we won many battles. the offense outpaces the defense. the sophisticated adversaries are becoming more sophisticated. there are more groups, adversarial groups, that are getting on line because of the value of the data. because of that, many of these groups are moving their criminal enterprises and espionage platforms to the network....
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you are spot on with respect to the concept but i do not think we ought to but the fbi and cia under -- only have one leader for both. it all gets sent to the president. host: about efficiency, and you talked about how you thought there was better sharing between the agencies. generally, how is it being done? guest: the national counterterrorism center, where we brought people from every agency into one central location. they are bringing their backgrounds from those agencies into that exercise. going back into the agencies, having to serve shoulder to shoulder with people -- as you build the personal relationships, it helps break down all the barriers so when something is going on. we also have regional managers, the director of national intelligence has set up heads of these barriers -- i think they are called regional managers in which they will take subject matter and they would have responsibility across all agencies to again blend and breadth of the barriers, the inappropriate barriers between the various agencies. constantly looking at ways to do that better, because we did no
you are spot on with respect to the concept but i do not think we ought to but the fbi and cia under -- only have one leader for both. it all gets sent to the president. host: about efficiency, and you talked about how you thought there was better sharing between the agencies. generally, how is it being done? guest: the national counterterrorism center, where we brought people from every agency into one central location. they are bringing their backgrounds from those agencies into that...
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guest: john pistol was director of the fbi before he became the administrator. the tsa and mr. was a vacant position. there was an act did -- activity in there. it took them a while. when they got somebody in there, mr. pistol, everybody agreed he was a great man for the job, and he has made his goal to try to make tsa smarter. as a man who came on board at the fbi and saw the intelligence world grow after 9/11, he wanted to do the same with tsa and have them be a little bit leaner, smarter, and a manifestation of that is the new trust it traveler initiative. if you file on time and they know your history, you're not a terrorist, the odds are. they're using common sense in applying a trusted traveler system so they can focus their resources of people they know less about. host: the head of the tsa made a comment last month, talking about the type of terrorist threat that concerns him the most. [viceo clip] >> the concern is not so much we know who are on the watch list -- >> you can see the rest of this act c-span.org. the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution
guest: john pistol was director of the fbi before he became the administrator. the tsa and mr. was a vacant position. there was an act did -- activity in there. it took them a while. when they got somebody in there, mr. pistol, everybody agreed he was a great man for the job, and he has made his goal to try to make tsa smarter. as a man who came on board at the fbi and saw the intelligence world grow after 9/11, he wanted to do the same with tsa and have them be a little bit leaner, smarter,...
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the in the 1980's, a couple of fbi agents saw some taking some particularly aggressive target practice. as the agents approached, they were accused of "racial profiling." in at the 1990's, one of those men participating in that target practice would assassinate a right-wing israeli politician as he gave a speech in the ballroom of a manhattan hotel. the case was treated by the manhattan be a as the lone act of a lone gunman. in the 1993 world trade center bombing, it became apparent that the assassination had not been the lone act of a long gunman. in fact, when a party's reviewed the amateur video of the speech the night he was killed, they discovered one of the 1993 bombers had been in the hall when the -- when he was shot. a further investigation showed another driving a vehicle. they were seized from a warehouse. they sought the material included documents that called for the destruction of western civilization, among other ways, toppling tall buildings. a flaw resulted in the assassination of on warsaw got. -- sadat. a fatwah resulted in the 9/11 attacks. several were convicted in
the in the 1980's, a couple of fbi agents saw some taking some particularly aggressive target practice. as the agents approached, they were accused of "racial profiling." in at the 1990's, one of those men participating in that target practice would assassinate a right-wing israeli politician as he gave a speech in the ballroom of a manhattan hotel. the case was treated by the manhattan be a as the lone act of a lone gunman. in the 1993 world trade center bombing, it became apparent...
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when we picked up -- the fbi arrested and moroccan man. under the obama administration's rules, the fbi could not write down what motivated him. it be politically incorrect. they deal with terrorism as though it was a psychotic behavior when it is a phanatic behavior. they deal with that as if it were isolated. this is an error message problem in trying to debug these things. we had an army major at fort hood killed 13 americans, and he had in his wallet a card that said soldier of allah, was in regular contact with a clear in yemen who was urging the killing of americans, the army to its institutional shame refuse in its report to deal with the religious motivations which were clearly at the heart of what he was doing. to start with that mission that we have to develop intellectual honesty about what threatens us. the president's proposal to cut the defense budget is suicidal. it is absolutely suicidal. that we say in passing, when leon panetta at testified in the senate that he believed that a nato agreement or a united nations agreement
when we picked up -- the fbi arrested and moroccan man. under the obama administration's rules, the fbi could not write down what motivated him. it be politically incorrect. they deal with terrorism as though it was a psychotic behavior when it is a phanatic behavior. they deal with that as if it were isolated. this is an error message problem in trying to debug these things. we had an army major at fort hood killed 13 americans, and he had in his wallet a card that said soldier of allah, was...
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we have fbi agents. police department. the attorney general's office. cia. we have all of these other programs and we are spending $2 million for somebody to tell us to the gangs are. these law enforcement officer should already know who their games are. -- gangs are. we are in such an economical difficulty, i cannot believe we are spending $2 million on a program that tells law- enforcement how to do their jobs. guest: well, i think the caller would be very dismayed to know that $2 million is a drop in the bucket. the $2 million is just a piece of the $32 million they received from the agency. to deal with the comment, let me rephrase this. are we going about the gang business in a makeshift way where we put a band-aid here and spend some money there and come up with a new initiative? politics as usual. it is very attractive to come up high take on crime. politicians are getting smart on these problems. my estimate is that we will see less of these stand-alone temporary responses and more of rational and fully realized approach is dealing with the fact that
we have fbi agents. police department. the attorney general's office. cia. we have all of these other programs and we are spending $2 million for somebody to tell us to the gangs are. these law enforcement officer should already know who their games are. -- gangs are. we are in such an economical difficulty, i cannot believe we are spending $2 million on a program that tells law- enforcement how to do their jobs. guest: well, i think the caller would be very dismayed to know that $2 million is...
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. >> the fbi. the national security branch executive assistant director said he agrees with the independent report on the fort hood shootings that the agency could have better handled intelligence related to the accused army major, nidal hassan. the report accuses the fbi of poor information sharing and disagreements between field offices. major nidal malik hasan is awaiting a court martial set to begin august 20. the subcommittee hearing is over 2 hours. >> those that worked with judge webster on the commission. i also want to thank the men and women of the fbi who over the years have done an outstanding job in so many areas and also the purpose of the hearing is to do what we can to make sure that we prevent this from ever taking again. i am disappointed the director could not be here. this would be an appropriate hearing for him to be here but today's hearing on the counter- terrorism intelligence and the events at fort hood, texas. thank you for your appearance today and thank you for the servi
. >> the fbi. the national security branch executive assistant director said he agrees with the independent report on the fort hood shootings that the agency could have better handled intelligence related to the accused army major, nidal hassan. the report accuses the fbi of poor information sharing and disagreements between field offices. major nidal malik hasan is awaiting a court martial set to begin august 20. the subcommittee hearing is over 2 hours. >> those that worked with...
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the fbi is not j. edgar hoover's fbi anymore. everyone is out on the street, everyone is tracking sexual predators'. everyone is doing their job. and all of the wonderful support staff, secretarial staff, administrative staff, etc., we just want to say thank you. we think our country is safer because of your work. we need an independent judiciary. we need a justice department of functions with absolute integrity. if we can fund the appropriations, we know that if you are going to have a crackerjack secret service, says -- self-service, we have to support that civil service. thank you, god bless you, god bless america. the subcommittee stand in recess until march 13, next thursday, where we will take the testimony of the director of the fbi in an open and classified hearing. the committee is in recess. >> thank you, madam chair. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> thank you. see you. may the force be with you. >> coming up, a lawsuit by victims of sexu
the fbi is not j. edgar hoover's fbi anymore. everyone is out on the street, everyone is tracking sexual predators'. everyone is doing their job. and all of the wonderful support staff, secretarial staff, administrative staff, etc., we just want to say thank you. we think our country is safer because of your work. we need an independent judiciary. we need a justice department of functions with absolute integrity. if we can fund the appropriations, we know that if you are going to have a...
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the fbi has been positioning to have over 30,000 of these in the skies. you do the math. 800 -- many drones will be in the sky i. there's a controversy in my county in florida in the oversteps of the constitution. every traffic light, there are traffic cameras. there are citizen cameras. you get off the interstate and -- this doesn't surprise me. this is a going to get worse. the last guest lied about afghanistan. we had 10% of the poppy before the war. host: let's keep it to this subject. do we have a sense of what the numbers are? guest: the 30,000 number was loose estimate by the faa. the project there will be 30,000 by 2020. that is a pretty staggering number. he reference the availability of traffic cameras. i would counter peter king with this as well. drones can represent a kind of surveillance we have not seen before. they're different from traffic cambers because of their vantage points minute because they can fly. if you turn the camera, the traffic camera might not see you anymore. but drones are different. drones would be able to track you ove
the fbi has been positioning to have over 30,000 of these in the skies. you do the math. 800 -- many drones will be in the sky i. there's a controversy in my county in florida in the oversteps of the constitution. every traffic light, there are traffic cameras. there are citizen cameras. you get off the interstate and -- this doesn't surprise me. this is a going to get worse. the last guest lied about afghanistan. we had 10% of the poppy before the war. host: let's keep it to this subject. do...
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among his stories then, covering the fbi in the gifts for cash scandal. he also cover the newt gingrich revolution and, early in his career, he was a copy editor for china daily in beijing. james, mesa, arizona. go ahead. caller: what do you mean, have the economy moving? i doubt that it will start growing in the next few years. it is pretty bad right now. host: james, what do you think? how do you think that relates to what congress is doing? guest: i do not think that they're looking out for the best interest of the middle class and lower class people. how do i put this? they care too much. that is just my opinion. i am interested in seeing what mr. king has to say. guest: in terms of long-term growth in gdp, the reality is that most economists see a fairly middling recovery for the next few years. not many people are predicting a big jolt to hiring. one thing that some people say could change that would be some kind of a grand bargain that would allow for some entitlement reform, some tax reform. for a change in the corporate tax structure. as they say
among his stories then, covering the fbi in the gifts for cash scandal. he also cover the newt gingrich revolution and, early in his career, he was a copy editor for china daily in beijing. james, mesa, arizona. go ahead. caller: what do you mean, have the economy moving? i doubt that it will start growing in the next few years. it is pretty bad right now. host: james, what do you think? how do you think that relates to what congress is doing? guest: i do not think that they're looking out for...
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laredo is one of the safest towns in the nation if you look at the fbi statistics. look at any of the border towns and compare them. help the so i think that two murders per 101 year ago and laredo had seven. and washington d.c. had 300. i would rather have more law enforcement. i have three brothers who are peace officers. one is the border sheriff and i appreciate the federal, state, and local law enforcement. i salute the men and women into that or to keep us safe. host: what are your borrower thoughts about border security? guest: we have to be smart on how we provide border security. the old ways of putting a fans like china did, the great wall in berlin, of those are 14th century solutions for 21st century problems. we have to use the right mixture of personnel. we now of 18,500 border patrol on the southern border, more than at any other time in history. with the right technology, sensors and cameras and making sure that we have the right mixture to protect the border. the border crime rate on the u.s. side is lower. then the national crime rate. the number o
laredo is one of the safest towns in the nation if you look at the fbi statistics. look at any of the border towns and compare them. help the so i think that two murders per 101 year ago and laredo had seven. and washington d.c. had 300. i would rather have more law enforcement. i have three brothers who are peace officers. one is the border sheriff and i appreciate the federal, state, and local law enforcement. i salute the men and women into that or to keep us safe. host: what are your...
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he provided significant intelligence during the briefing sessions with the fbi. he described in detail how he became inspired to carry out an active jihad and how he traveled to yemen. he made contact with a leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he detailed the training that he received as well as the specific instructions to wait until the airplane was over the united states before detonating the bomb. in addition to the attempted times square bomber, three individuals who plotted an attack against jfk airports in 2007 have begun serving life sentences. convictions have been obtained in the cases of several homegrown as well. last year, a united states citizen and north carolina resident pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, and injure persons abroad. a u.s. citizen and illinois resident pleaded guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with his efforts to detonate a truck bomb outside a federal courthouse. i could go on. that is why the calls i have heard t
he provided significant intelligence during the briefing sessions with the fbi. he described in detail how he became inspired to carry out an active jihad and how he traveled to yemen. he made contact with a leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he detailed the training that he received as well as the specific instructions to wait until the airplane was over the united states before detonating the bomb. in addition to the attempted times square bomber, three individuals who plotted an...
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the fbi has a presence in both those centers. the matter is still being considered. whether the situation has to do with terrorism or some other criminal activity, the key point is that within hours, federal, state, and local officials can act to prevent criminal activity if we are aware of the situation. it goes far beyond information sharing. it is the collaboration that makes our country safer. thank you, and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much for the opportunity to provide some brief comments this morning on our submitted state of for the record. we were pleased to see the progress made in the 2013 budget proposal. since june of last year, we have worked on developing a new, comprehensive preparedness -- creating too many opportunities for uncoordinated efforts. as many on this committee have stated before, the fiscal situation of this nation requires us to invest every dollar more wisely than ever. we appreciate your continued support. we remain committed to demonstrating the return on your investment in this program and recently released our
the fbi has a presence in both those centers. the matter is still being considered. whether the situation has to do with terrorism or some other criminal activity, the key point is that within hours, federal, state, and local officials can act to prevent criminal activity if we are aware of the situation. it goes far beyond information sharing. it is the collaboration that makes our country safer. thank you, and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much for the opportunity to...
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in 2004 he was named a deputy director for the fbi. he has fled or been involved in several high-profile investigations, including the attempted car bombing in times square in 2010, the december 25, 2009 attempted attack on a northwest flight to 53. the plot against the new york city subways in 2009. the 2006 u.k. liquid explosives plot. the may 2003 suicide bombings of three housing compounds in saudi arabia in which 35 people died, including nine americans. he began his career as a special agent with the fbi in 1983 serving in the minneapolis and divisions before his promotion to supervisor in the organized crime section at fbi headquarters in washington d.c.. in 1999 as an assistant special agent in charge in boston, he helped lead the investigation and recovery efforts for the egypt air 990 crash of the coast of rhode island. in 2007 he received the award for outstanding professionalism and exemplary integrity. he is a recipient of the 2005 presidential rank award for distinguished executive at service. since his confirmation in ju
in 2004 he was named a deputy director for the fbi. he has fled or been involved in several high-profile investigations, including the attempted car bombing in times square in 2010, the december 25, 2009 attempted attack on a northwest flight to 53. the plot against the new york city subways in 2009. the 2006 u.k. liquid explosives plot. the may 2003 suicide bombings of three housing compounds in saudi arabia in which 35 people died, including nine americans. he began his career as a special...
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we met with a number of major stakeholders in the region including fbi, border patrol. we met with state prosecutors on the mexican side. our esteemed friends in the chihuahua state contrast. jorge conteras ordinates an effort that arose out of very dangerous security situations in late 2010, and is noted for his input from local, state, and federal actors as well as folks in civil society. basically one thing they were trying to do was establish a baseline to look just at ciudad juarez. this is in the area of homicides. that is by far the most controversy ill, the most talked-about measure. they measure other things as well, like carjackings, distortion. in general,, is headed downward, which goes back to what the assistant secretary said about the difficulty of projecting forward from current events. this is very notable. ciudad juearz being the most high-profile and problematic puzzle on the board. i do not have statistics at this point, but things aren't looking not quite as good in places like monterey, those northeastern cities in mexico that are the current flash
we met with a number of major stakeholders in the region including fbi, border patrol. we met with state prosecutors on the mexican side. our esteemed friends in the chihuahua state contrast. jorge conteras ordinates an effort that arose out of very dangerous security situations in late 2010, and is noted for his input from local, state, and federal actors as well as folks in civil society. basically one thing they were trying to do was establish a baseline to look just at ciudad juarez. this...
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he was recognized by the fbi -- >> i did not say anything about that. confine your effort as to what i -- confine your answer to what i said and what you find misleading in it. >> one of the things i find misleading is that he's -- he somehow downloaded classified documents. >> you are saying the state and local intelligence and data base is not classified? >> i am saying as part of my note he did not out of -- as far as i know, he did not download classified documents. >> one of the gains that it played about people who come up here and testify as they have somebody not provide them adequate information so that they can come in here and say "so far as i know, not to my knowledge." the obscure the truth. has his status changed? it did not bother you that he access to information? >> he accessed some information. what bothers me is the allegation made against anybody that happens to be muslim. >> the allegations are not because he is muslim. you follow me around the world. you see me hugging muslims a round the world. the ones that i hug are our friends.
he was recognized by the fbi -- >> i did not say anything about that. confine your effort as to what i -- confine your answer to what i said and what you find misleading in it. >> one of the things i find misleading is that he's -- he somehow downloaded classified documents. >> you are saying the state and local intelligence and data base is not classified? >> i am saying as part of my note he did not out of -- as far as i know, he did not download classified documents....
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. >> the fbi shows up at a crime scene. is it too late to gain anything relevant from the site? >> i think it will be difficult. the compound was set on fire. any evidence will likely be destroyed. getting witness statements will be difficult. public and make changes to how we are defending these facilities. but it is important that they are there. i think we will learn some things. we will probably never get all the answers but we want or will need surrounding this case. host: there was a congressional hearing on what happened. one of the big topics was the level of security there. what did you learn from the hearing, and what is a concern for you as far as the level of security that was guest::it is hard to say. it would not have mattered if there's one, five or 10 security officers there. the level of suspicion of these attacks will have far exceeded what we normally would put into a compound such as that. that is how we all these attacks were. every day, to under 75 facilities worldwide. try to balance the need for security. with the need to go out and interact with the peop
. >> the fbi shows up at a crime scene. is it too late to gain anything relevant from the site? >> i think it will be difficult. the compound was set on fire. any evidence will likely be destroyed. getting witness statements will be difficult. public and make changes to how we are defending these facilities. but it is important that they are there. i think we will learn some things. we will probably never get all the answers but we want or will need surrounding this case. host:...
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the fbi under j. edgar hoover was blackmailing members of .ongress, illegal wiretapping the cia was giving lsd to some other employees. the cia was doing foolish things to try to get castro's beard to fall off. you end up filing the law and people's constitutional rights but you also lose focus. that is what we saw in many cases. when the congress start having oversidght? guest: 1975, 1976. i expose some of them myself. jfk, lyndon johnson, nixon -- they were afraid to fire hoover because he had black mail material on them. that is not a good thing. host: what is the fallout for all this? guest: the petraeus matter will not affect any of that. there have been many conflicting explanations about what happened in benghazi, beginning with the state department saying it was a terrorist attack. president obama said it was a video. susan rice said the same thing. there is a lot of smoke that should be cleared up. host: ronald kessler, written several pieces about all of this. thank you for being here. the d
the fbi under j. edgar hoover was blackmailing members of .ongress, illegal wiretapping the cia was giving lsd to some other employees. the cia was doing foolish things to try to get castro's beard to fall off. you end up filing the law and people's constitutional rights but you also lose focus. that is what we saw in many cases. when the congress start having oversidght? guest: 1975, 1976. i expose some of them myself. jfk, lyndon johnson, nixon -- they were afraid to fire hoover because he...
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i want to confirm the fbi is doing an investigation. they have custody and another agency does. i have no doubt that it's the fbi that has custody of that tape. >> at that same briefing, we were not invited. we didn't even know about it. >> were you invited? >> i learned about it in a discussion with secretary of state and i went up there and only then discovering they were surprised to see me. but i'm glad i went and i'm glad i had the opportunity to confirm the existence of a 50- minute tape that has been floating around that is not needed by the fbi but is in the custody and another eight. but we don't want to do anything to interfere with an ongoing investigation, do we? >> i would like this committee to have that tape before the press has it and we should have had it today. it's not interfering with an investigation. both the park meet -- both of our committees have had, we were told when the wall was blown up some months earlier, they did not see it blown up because they did not have the video equipment to do it and it was pointed the wrong way. they told us they did not h
i want to confirm the fbi is doing an investigation. they have custody and another agency does. i have no doubt that it's the fbi that has custody of that tape. >> at that same briefing, we were not invited. we didn't even know about it. >> were you invited? >> i learned about it in a discussion with secretary of state and i went up there and only then discovering they were surprised to see me. but i'm glad i went and i'm glad i had the opportunity to confirm the existence of...
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the fbi, thank you for your kind words. the fbi was a co-founder of the organization back in the late 1990's and has been there ever since. steve's cyber division has a unit colocate it with us -- with us.ied homeland security investigations is also there. dea as well as a handful of other agencies that we share capacity with. the history is on our website, so i would refer you to the website. i hearken back a long time ago to when i first met steve, i was a board member and he was an attorney then with the fbi. he sat down with us to figure out, how you set up a collaborative center in which you can share information related to cyber threats? back then we call them computer threats, back in the late 1990's. how do you do it legally? steve was instrumental on behalf of the fbi as well as csis in putting together a formal on how to do it in a legal framework. the legal framework for a standby today is one in which we enter into legal agreements for the sharing of information toward cigarettes -- towards threats. some would r
the fbi, thank you for your kind words. the fbi was a co-founder of the organization back in the late 1990's and has been there ever since. steve's cyber division has a unit colocate it with us -- with us.ied homeland security investigations is also there. dea as well as a handful of other agencies that we share capacity with. the history is on our website, so i would refer you to the website. i hearken back a long time ago to when i first met steve, i was a board member and he was an attorney...
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consequently, if you cut us at a time when it is growing, it is a double hit in some sense. >> the fbi director testified on capitol hill on the negative impact of budget cuts, political correctness, and renewing the foreign intelligence surveillance act. watch it online at the video library. all are dead-end searchable. you can clip portions to e-mail and blog post. >> now, more from the atlantic council awards dinner. united nations secretary general ban ki moon was celebrated. this is one hour. >> i can imagine no man more per britain -- no morthan more prepd to present the next award. let me introduce you to another czech cable. this is the one who served in the ninth infantry division with his brother tom in 1962 during the vietnam war. these two enlisted soldiers were literally brothers in arms, serving side-by-side. they as often as not have walked. together, the most dangerous spots at the head of their ambush and reconnaissance patrols in the steaming jungles of the mekong delta. they watched firsthand as their comrades perish around them, still managing to forge ahead in brav
consequently, if you cut us at a time when it is growing, it is a double hit in some sense. >> the fbi director testified on capitol hill on the negative impact of budget cuts, political correctness, and renewing the foreign intelligence surveillance act. watch it online at the video library. all are dead-end searchable. you can clip portions to e-mail and blog post. >> now, more from the atlantic council awards dinner. united nations secretary general ban ki moon was celebrated....
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it is the fbi. if you cut us from doing it at a time when much of the crime is globalized, it is a double hit. >> on wednesday, the fbi director testified on capitol hill on the negative impact of budget cuts and the foreign intelligence surveillance act. watch it on line. it is one of many committee hearings and panel discussions we covered this week. you can clip portions to e-mail and blog. over the past year, c-span's local content vehicle has taken book tv and american history tv on the road. last mth
it is the fbi. if you cut us from doing it at a time when much of the crime is globalized, it is a double hit. >> on wednesday, the fbi director testified on capitol hill on the negative impact of budget cuts and the foreign intelligence surveillance act. watch it on line. it is one of many committee hearings and panel discussions we covered this week. you can clip portions to e-mail and blog. over the past year, c-span's local content vehicle has taken book tv and american history tv on...
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atf, department of homeland security, fbi, state, commerce, etc., plus our international partners, the u.k., australia, and canada all have officers working with us. we also have a link with nato intelligence. so in order to execute this whole government process, it starts with intelligence, focused intelligence on these networks where their operating, what are their vulnerabilities. then applying all of the tools that are interagency partners bring to the table. i refer to it as non kinetic targeting. how can we sit tools of state, treasury, and commerce. the me give you some examples of how we have done that and the results of this process. commerce has added 152 persons to the entity list because of ied-related matters. it stops u.s. companies from trading or working with a foreign entity. treasury is imposed economic sanctions on 33 targets that affect the ied flow into afghanistan. there is a news report in reuters i saw today where they just designated three additional individuals. as of september, dhs global sirte -- global shill program has 40 and act as an 44 seizures. the sta
atf, department of homeland security, fbi, state, commerce, etc., plus our international partners, the u.k., australia, and canada all have officers working with us. we also have a link with nato intelligence. so in order to execute this whole government process, it starts with intelligence, focused intelligence on these networks where their operating, what are their vulnerabilities. then applying all of the tools that are interagency partners bring to the table. i refer to it as non kinetic...
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in the war on student radicals and reagan's rise to power, seth rosenfeld chronicles the fbi involvement in the 1960s and why it mattered to ronald reagan. rich miniter examines the most important decisions of president obama's first term in leading from behind, the reluctant president and the advisers who decide for him. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week. and watch for the authors in the near future on book tv and on book tv.org. >> if you want to come to america illegally, don't waste your time going across the border and through the desert. it's dangerous. just get in an airplane, fly here and overstay your visa. we have absolutely no ability to check who you are and get you back. and the total number of undocumented in this country has been going down for a long time. have we solved the problem? we solved the problem by having our economy crater. people don't come here to put their feet up and collect welfare. they come here to work. if there's no jobs, they don't come here. if they're here and can't find a job, they go home. because america is not a good place to
in the war on student radicals and reagan's rise to power, seth rosenfeld chronicles the fbi involvement in the 1960s and why it mattered to ronald reagan. rich miniter examines the most important decisions of president obama's first term in leading from behind, the reluctant president and the advisers who decide for him. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week. and watch for the authors in the near future on book tv and on book tv.org. >> if you want to come to america...
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it might have been 400% for the fbi. even with the black budget we essentially have for the justice department and its components including the fbi, i think we have adequate amounts of money to keep the american people safe. to the extent i feel that is not the case, my voice will be heard. >> thank you, madam chairman. >> thank you, madam chairman.
it might have been 400% for the fbi. even with the black budget we essentially have for the justice department and its components including the fbi, i think we have adequate amounts of money to keep the american people safe. to the extent i feel that is not the case, my voice will be heard. >> thank you, madam chairman. >> thank you, madam chairman.
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we have the fbi, which has developed an intelligence unit within the united states. some people are surprised at that and they say, the director of the fbi in his public reports pointed out there have been 20 arrests this past year of people engaged in the pursuit of a terrorist plot begins to this country who have been stopped. i think that is very important. it is important we continue it. it is my belief that " people come after us if they can. therefore, the safety of this nation, the protection of this nation, is our first challenge and our main goal. so i think that is very good. to show the difference, you can look at the bin laden take a stand. the care that was taken with intelligence. the specialization of the people that participated and the fact it was done without an american life lost in the process. there is no question it has created friction with pakistan. but it is very difficult for most of us to believe that osama bin laden can live in a large compound in a military-related community for over five years and the community does not now he is there.
we have the fbi, which has developed an intelligence unit within the united states. some people are surprised at that and they say, the director of the fbi in his public reports pointed out there have been 20 arrests this past year of people engaged in the pursuit of a terrorist plot begins to this country who have been stopped. i think that is very important. it is important we continue it. it is my belief that " people come after us if they can. therefore, the safety of this nation, the...
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for the committee to acknowledge the extraordinary professionalism and work that happened with the fbi and cia in regards to foiling the recent bombing plot in yemen. i was sitting one -- would say one thing, the war on terror is not over. i think americans can be comforted by the fact that we have such a high vigilance and a summit professional people in all of our agencies. we will hear from a number of them. they are working the state to protect us against the enemies of freedom. one of the things that is incumbent on us is to make sure that we provide these individuals with the tools they need, the resources, the training they need to be able to stop a plot such as we saw. being from the detroit area, ready christmas day bomber almost blew up 300 folks from my hometown, we always need to be vigilant. on behalf of the committee, the entire committee, i think we are very thankful that this plot was stopped. today our subcommittee is going to be talking about the border patrol's new strategic plan. our panelists are michael fisher and rebecca gambler and marc rosenblum, from the congr
for the committee to acknowledge the extraordinary professionalism and work that happened with the fbi and cia in regards to foiling the recent bombing plot in yemen. i was sitting one -- would say one thing, the war on terror is not over. i think americans can be comforted by the fact that we have such a high vigilance and a summit professional people in all of our agencies. we will hear from a number of them. they are working the state to protect us against the enemies of freedom. one of the...
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consequently, the entity that has the best chance for addressing globalized criminal activity is the fbi. consequently, it to cut us from doing it at a point in time when much of the crime is globalized, it is a double hit in some sense. >> on wednesday, the fbi director testified on capitol hill about the negative impact of budget cuts, political correctness, in reviewing the foreign intelligence surveillance act. watch it on line at the c-span video library. it is one of many discussions we covered this past week, all archived and searchable. c-span.org/videolibrary. >> now, more from the atlantic council awards dinner. ban ki-moon was recognized for his leadership in addressing global challenges. this portion of the ceremony is one hour. >> i can imagine no man or a. to announce the next award than the most senior enlisted man, chuck table. -- chuck hegle. this is the one who served in the ninth entry division in 1906 -- ninth infantry division in 1968 during vietnam. these two soldiers were literally brothers in arms, serving side-by-side. they as often as not walked point together,
consequently, the entity that has the best chance for addressing globalized criminal activity is the fbi. consequently, it to cut us from doing it at a point in time when much of the crime is globalized, it is a double hit in some sense. >> on wednesday, the fbi director testified on capitol hill about the negative impact of budget cuts, political correctness, in reviewing the foreign intelligence surveillance act. watch it on line at the c-span video library. it is one of many...
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on the specifics, there is an investigation under way by the fbi and the state department has launched what it calls an official accountability review board. we do not have the full picture of what actually happened, but there is no question that this is a major tragedy. it is the first time in more than two decades that the u.s. has lost an investor in a situation like this. has lost an ambassador in a situation like this. host: susan glasser is editor in chief at "foreign policy magazine. indiana. chris. independent line. caller: jobs are going to be the most important thing in the election, but foreign policy will be important. as far as governor romney not pointing of the specificity of what he would do differently, i disagree. in his speech he pointed out a lot of things that he would do differently. he strongly backs israel. more money for the military. opposing various things. it was a vast contrast to the president. as far as foreign policy concerns respecting the election, you know, the president's policies have not seemed to have worked in the middle east. they have gotten wo
on the specifics, there is an investigation under way by the fbi and the state department has launched what it calls an official accountability review board. we do not have the full picture of what actually happened, but there is no question that this is a major tragedy. it is the first time in more than two decades that the u.s. has lost an investor in a situation like this. has lost an ambassador in a situation like this. host: susan glasser is editor in chief at "foreign policy...
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the fbi is terrific, but everybody is busy. i cannot say one particular case where she wasn't interviewed. i can say she should have been interviewed, i want her to be interviewed. i want every whistle-blower to come forward. but that is the reality of an imperfect world. >> follow-up question for all of you to answer if you would like. one of the remarkable things we have seen, when you look at the savings and loan crisis and you saw thousands of bank executives who went to jail in these cases, and you look to what has happened recently, one of the things that has changed is the amount of resources available, articulate the expertise from the fbi -- particularly the expertise from the fbi, for better for worse -- i don't mean to suggest that it was worse, but the reality is that after the september 11 attacks, there was a tremendous focus of the fbi's resources away from white collar crime. you saw it probably at the very beginning, mary jo, but at the end of your run. my run at the u.s. attorney's office from 2000 to 2008 saw
the fbi is terrific, but everybody is busy. i cannot say one particular case where she wasn't interviewed. i can say she should have been interviewed, i want her to be interviewed. i want every whistle-blower to come forward. but that is the reality of an imperfect world. >> follow-up question for all of you to answer if you would like. one of the remarkable things we have seen, when you look at the savings and loan crisis and you saw thousands of bank executives who went to jail in these...
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i have complete trust in the fbi, cia, at home and security. i have complete trust within the confines of their agency walls. if you look at all of the botched terrorist plots that have been occurring since 9/11, it is absolutely amazing what our agencies are doing to keep us safe. who i do not trust is the white house suits who apparently put a spin on the nsa's official briefs and input on worldwide events. i believe the white house puts a political spin on everything that comes to the president, to the secretary of state. then to the american people. it was 9/11 when we had benghazi going down. that is a data i think the president would rather have nothing going down. apparently there was something going down. with petraeus, is it not ironic that he is now being the scrutinized over these extramarital affairs when he is about to testify in regards to what happened in benghazi. >>let's get a couple more comments on facebook and twitter. thank you for all of your calls. coming up next, congressman ron paul, a republican of texas set to retire.
i have complete trust in the fbi, cia, at home and security. i have complete trust within the confines of their agency walls. if you look at all of the botched terrorist plots that have been occurring since 9/11, it is absolutely amazing what our agencies are doing to keep us safe. who i do not trust is the white house suits who apparently put a spin on the nsa's official briefs and input on worldwide events. i believe the white house puts a political spin on everything that comes to the...
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john kasich is in ohio where i am and is being investigated by the fbi for bribery, for promising people jobs in exchange for power. now you have scott walker in wisconsin who deliberately went after teachers and firefighters, the people we trust with our lives and our children. these people think we don't pay them enough. and the guys that said they think they are better than us, these people put their lives on the line for us. we trust them every day. we certainly don't pay them as much as the politicians. republicans, get it together. fighting against obama is not a good enough excuse to fight against teachers, politicians, and police officers. we need to support the people who serve us and take care of us. host: thanks so much. running out of time. we had the voice of scott walker earlier. let's listen now to a union voice, richard trumka from earlier this month. >> i think that we will take out scott walker because he has had billions of dollars from big oil interest, they brought things in and he is still very unpopular. he is permanently unpopular because he attacked workers rathe
john kasich is in ohio where i am and is being investigated by the fbi for bribery, for promising people jobs in exchange for power. now you have scott walker in wisconsin who deliberately went after teachers and firefighters, the people we trust with our lives and our children. these people think we don't pay them enough. and the guys that said they think they are better than us, these people put their lives on the line for us. we trust them every day. we certainly don't pay them as much as...
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the fbi is assisting with the innocence project. question now as if to should be a review in the district of columbia. folks who are calling for the review include the public defender's of criminal the set -- defense lawyers and people think -- seeking post-conviction dna testing. the justice department says that they are reviewing it. right now we have not heard an articulated reason as to why. there were these other cases with a third man. host: we want to get the viewers involved in a conversation. california, cathy, thank you for waiting. your question or comment? caller: i am aware of this report and i certainly will go -- . i really appreciate your presenting this. i have been very interested in the innocence project. i am wondering if there is anything at all that the average person like myself can do to further the efforts of the innocence project, or this report on forensics. thank you. guest: i am sure that folks can get information on the innocence project online. i think that some of the areas that are up for debate that
the fbi is assisting with the innocence project. question now as if to should be a review in the district of columbia. folks who are calling for the review include the public defender's of criminal the set -- defense lawyers and people think -- seeking post-conviction dna testing. the justice department says that they are reviewing it. right now we have not heard an articulated reason as to why. there were these other cases with a third man. host: we want to get the viewers involved in a...
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the british embassy, and others, to include partnership with the drug enforcement administration, the fbi, the department of justice -- it is helping us create a city to get after corruption. specifically to your question, sir, president karzai, who has publicly spoken frequently about this culture of impunity, which must be addressed in order for afghanistan to shrug off the corrosive effects of corruption and ultimately become a functioning democracy, has created a presidential executive council commission to work in partnership with us to attempt to defeat the organized criminal penetration and seizure of the borders, air force, and customs depots, which robs the afghans daily of millions and millions annually of resources, as well. the ministry of defense has recently undertaken a transparency and accountability work group, which is a complete survey of the ministry of defense. everything from patronage associated with recruiting and assignment to procurement of systems and weapons and pay facilities -- it is a very comprehensive assessment, which has been built into a work plan to be
the british embassy, and others, to include partnership with the drug enforcement administration, the fbi, the department of justice -- it is helping us create a city to get after corruption. specifically to your question, sir, president karzai, who has publicly spoken frequently about this culture of impunity, which must be addressed in order for afghanistan to shrug off the corrosive effects of corruption and ultimately become a functioning democracy, has created a presidential executive...
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there were no interrogation programs by the fbi a. he was given his miranda rights and put into the criminal justice system. however, the investigation of cia operatives showed the justice breyer department had time to organize. what of the larger struggle? obviously, there are limits to how a governor -- government like us can defend itself in the society it governs. the -- if the first amendment means anything, it means our garment cannot pick winners and losers in doctrinal disputes. that is something we have to decide on our own. but it can take rational steps to defend itself and avoid a rational steps that undermine security. first, those charged with protecting our security have a duty to understand and teach _ under -- teach others under their authority what the tenets of our of those who would destroy our country. perhaps it was not necessary we fought the axis powers of germany and japan. we simply laughed those countries to smithereens. it was much more necessary to understand the enemy when we fought communism. also, they
there were no interrogation programs by the fbi a. he was given his miranda rights and put into the criminal justice system. however, the investigation of cia operatives showed the justice breyer department had time to organize. what of the larger struggle? obviously, there are limits to how a governor -- government like us can defend itself in the society it governs. the -- if the first amendment means anything, it means our garment cannot pick winners and losers in doctrinal disputes. that is...